Man, wasn't satisfied with just one so I came back for another. No, I am not talking about Lays but blogs.
Returning to the theme of the last one, the Australian Open saw a new winner in Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer in the final which was once again a tennis epic. These two-should I call them players or supermen-have fought like true warriors on the tennis court whenever they met. But seeing Federer's recent record against Nadal in the last year or so, what with the loss at Wimbledon
and now this on a hardcourt, it makes one wonder whether Federer has got an unspoken apprehension of Nadal or he is truly better than Federer even on fast courts.
The sensational news was Federer's crying when he was asked to speak. It showed how much this title would have meant to him. He still showed his gentlemanship by speaking ahead of Nadal, while still in tears, letting Nadal have the final word. One has to marvel at Nadal's fitness who played the 4-hr+ final right after a 5-hr semi-final. His intent of chasing down impossible balls was as active as ever and that got him through.
All of us hope that this rivalry, probably one of the greatest in sporting history continues. Let us remain in wait of the day when Federer will win his record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title.
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Welcome to my new weblog everyone. This will be my portal for siphoning out my thoughts on recent topics. So, lets get started.
The success of Indians at the recently concluded Australian Open is on everyone's mind. Yuki Bhambri, only sixteen, won the Juniors' Singles Title and Sania Mirza alongwith the perennial Mahesh Bhupathi won the Mixed Doubles Title. This success lends credibility to claims that India is fast becoming a tennis superpower. There is also Somdev Dev Varman, from whom great feats are expected in the future. But before jumping on the bandwagon, let's consider the facts-No Indian has performed in the relatively more important Singles tour since the time of Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj. The lack of infrastructure, that same old problem we have been hearing of since ages, is still present. All the three winners have trained abroad. Yuki Bhambri is still training in Florida.
The fact of the matter is that these celebrations might be in vain if the authorities do not start improving lawn tennis infrastructure in our country soon. Otherwise only people with enough funds will be able to go abroad and obtain quality training. We remain in wait of the day when an Indian holds aloft a Grand Slam Singles trophy.
The success of Indians at the recently concluded Australian Open is on everyone's mind. Yuki Bhambri, only sixteen, won the Juniors' Singles Title and Sania Mirza alongwith the perennial Mahesh Bhupathi won the Mixed Doubles Title. This success lends credibility to claims that India is fast becoming a tennis superpower. There is also Somdev Dev Varman, from whom great feats are expected in the future. But before jumping on the bandwagon, let's consider the facts-No Indian has performed in the relatively more important Singles tour since the time of Ramanathan Krishnan and Vijay Amritraj. The lack of infrastructure, that same old problem we have been hearing of since ages, is still present. All the three winners have trained abroad. Yuki Bhambri is still training in Florida.
The fact of the matter is that these celebrations might be in vain if the authorities do not start improving lawn tennis infrastructure in our country soon. Otherwise only people with enough funds will be able to go abroad and obtain quality training. We remain in wait of the day when an Indian holds aloft a Grand Slam Singles trophy.
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